During and after the beta
Free
For everyone. The beta’s limits stay as the free plan when the beta ends.
- 25 MB per file
- 1 GB account storage
- 5 devices
Private beta · Chrome · Android · macOS
Your devices, finally talking.
fwd, pronounced “forward”, is a quiet layer across your Android phone, your browser and your Mac. Send a link, a note or a file, end-to-end encrypted, and it’s already there. A simple, private alternative to Pushbullet.
Have an invite? Download fwd
From here to there
Your day moves. Your things keep up.
Every device you own, in every place you are, on the same quiet layer.
At work · Chrome
Find it here.
An article, a ticket, the address for tonight. Send the page from your browser and close the tab.
On the way · Android
Have it there.
It arrives on your phone as a notification you can open or copy. Share anything back from the share sheet.
At home · Mac
Pick it up at home.
Photos, PDFs and documents up to 25 MB, in any direction. Your history follows you, synced and searchable.
End-to-end encrypted
Only your devices can read it.
Everything is sealed on the device that sends it and opened on the one that receives it. In between, it’s noise. Even to us.
What our server relays
Page titles, file names and device names too. Can’t read it
End-to-end encrypted
Your devices encrypt everything before it leaves them. Our servers relay it but can’t read your forwards, your file names or the names of your devices.
Only your devices
A new device needs approval from one you already have, using a QR or manual code. Your saved recovery key restores your history if you lose every device.
No passwords, no ads
Sign in with a code sent to your email. There’s no advertising or analytics SDK in the apps. Privacy policy
What it does
Send it from anywhere.
Send from your browser
The current page, a link, an image, selected text or a file. From the toolbar or right-click menu, or press Cmd+Shift+X on a Mac, Ctrl+Shift+X elsewhere.
Send from your phone
Share anything from Android’s share sheet straight to your other devices, or send what’s on your clipboard.
History on every device
Every forward, sent and received, synced and searchable. A device that’s asleep or offline picks up what you sent when it’s back. Deleting a forward removes it from every device as they reconnect; files you’ve saved stay yours.
Files up to 25 MB
Photos, PDFs and documents, with transfer progress and automatic retries. Uploads over 5 MB resume; smaller uploads restart if interrupted.
Where it runs
Already where you are.
Chrome and Chromium browsers
One extension for Chrome and browsers built on it, like Comet, Dia, Arc, Edge and Brave.
Android 8.0 and later
A native app, with your other devices in the share sheet and notifications you can act on.
macOS 14 and later
A native menu bar app that sends and receives, even when your browser is closed. Your Mac needs to be awake, online and running fwd.
What’s next is on the roadmap, with how many people asked for each.
Pricing
Free to start. Free to stay.
First 100 members
Forever free
Founding memberA thank-you to the first 100 people to set up fwd. All 100 places are taken.
- 100 MB per file
- 5 GB account storage
- 10 devices
Both include links, text and files, end-to-end encryption and synced, searchable history within your storage allowance. Founding members are the first 100 accounts to finish setup during the private beta. All 100 places are taken, and their larger plan is already on, free for as long as fwd operates.
Why we’re building it
An open letter to everyone whose workflow fell apart
Hey,
I built my workflow around Pushbullet. Sending a link from my phone to my computer felt effortless, until the tools I relied on stopped keeping up.
I got tired of the workarounds, so I started building fwd (“forward”): a Chrome extension, an Android app and a macOS menu bar app for sending links, text and files, end-to-end encrypted, with history on every device.
Join the waitlist, and tell me what you’d like to see next on r/usefwd. Let’s make our devices work together again.
Cheers,
Hamza
Questions, answered
A few things you might be wondering.
How do you say fwd?
“Forward.” fwd is short for forward, as in forwarding something to your other devices.
Is fwd available yet?
fwd is in an invite-only private beta for Chrome, Android and macOS. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you an invitation; we invite people in batches. Already have an invite? Download fwd for your devices.
Which devices and browsers does fwd support?
The first release includes a Chrome extension for Chrome and Chromium browsers such as Comet, Dia, Arc, Edge and Brave, a native app for Android 8.0 or later, and a native menu bar app for macOS 14 or later. What comes next, and how many people asked for each, is on the roadmap; no release dates are announced. The Mac app and browser extension each count as a device if you enroll both.
Can fwd read what I send?
Your devices encrypt links, text and files before sending them. Page titles, file names, file types, thumbnails and device names are also encrypted. The service relays and stores encrypted data, but still needs account and operational information such as your email address. Read the privacy policy for what we store and the security explanation for how encryption, device approval and recovery work.
What are the private beta limits?
During the private beta, each file can be up to 25 MB, with 1 GB of total storage per account and up to 5 devices. Storage includes encrypted history, thumbnails and files. Transfers are subject to rate limits. If your account is full, remove old forwards to make room; fwd does not silently delete older history to accept new forwards.
Is fwd free?
Yes. fwd is free during the beta, and the beta’s limits stay as the free plan when the beta ends: 25 MB per file, 1 GB of account storage and 5 devices, with the core links, text, files, encryption and history features. The first 100 accounts to finish setup became founding members and have a larger plan, free for as long as fwd operates; all 100 places are taken. Future paid plans and their prices have not been announced.
Who are founding members?
The first 100 accounts to finish setup, meaning they verified an email address and set up a first device, in the order they did it. All 100 places were taken on 19 October 2026. Founding members are on a plan with 100 MB per file, 5 GB of account storage and 10 devices, free for as long as fwd operates. See the terms for the commitment.
Do my devices need to be online at the same time?
No. Once a forward is marked Sent, the service has stored it, encrypted, and your other devices pick it up when they’re next online, even if they were asleep or switched off when you sent it, unless it has been deleted. A forward still waiting to send has not reached that point. Background delivery depends on the operating system and network connection. The Mac app receives while your browser is closed, provided the app is running and the Mac is awake and online; it reconnects and syncs after sleep or a network interruption.
Get in early.
Your devices are about to start talking again. Join the waitlist for early access to the private beta.
Or follow along on r/usefwd ↗: progress updates, feature requests and a direct line to me.